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Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1930, Page 4

Methodist services will be held on Sunday next at Ross at 11 a.m., Waitalia 2.30 p.m. Messrs W. Jeffries and Co’s auction sale of Mr J. Burns’ furniture takes place on Tuesday next, January 28 th. Addisons are making special reductions on all Millinery and Frocks.— Advt.

Addisons wish to draw attention to further sweeping reductions in their ladies and children’s millinery and 'frocks. Call oarly and inspect.— Advt.

Mr C. Calvert, the successful tenderer for the villa residence for female patients at the Sea View Mental Hospital, is making an early start witn tire erection of the build.ng, and the toundatipns are now being put i«. hand.

r Jne Greymouth Waterside Workers’ picnic takes place to Hokitika to morrow, the train being due about 10.30. Cass Square will be at the disposal of the visitors. The train departs on return at 6.25 in the evening. For several Saturdays in succession Lass Square will be occupied by visiting picnic parties from the north.

You a.re reminded of the grand ball -to be held in the Public Hall, Kokatahi on Wednesday next in aid of the hall funds. The music is being supplied by the Black Hand Orchestra. and there is bound to be a crowded attendance. There will he novelty dances galore and patrons are assured of a blight and happy time.

The New Zealand Swimming Cliamipionships .are taking place at the greymouth baths commencing to-day, and continuing on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday. Finals .for the clay will be completed each night. The train on Saturday night to Hokitika is delayed until 10 p.m. for the convenience of patrons attending.

Our annual summer sale presents unusual opportunities for remarkable savings. Just now special reductions are being made in hats and frocks at Schroder and Co., the leading drapers.—Advt.

The road from Rimu to the dredge will be closed to traffic from to-mor-row tor aoou.i a luiaiugnt to allow a. deviation to be madej The dredge is now encroaching on Adair’s road near the first tailing heap and traffic for safety reasons must stop meantime. It will not be possible to make cue round trip through Rimu in the ,meantime, though it will be possible to get to the dredge from both sides.

The Commissioner of Taxes draws attention ot taxpayers to the notification appearing in to--day’,s issue that the due date of payment of the Incometax is on Monday, the 10th day of .February, 1930. Additional tax will accrue if the tax is not paid on or before 3rd March, 1930. The demands will be posted from the office of the Commissioner of Taxes on or about 31st January, 1930. Demands must be presented with all payments, and if a demand has not been received the Commissioner should be communicated with.

A burglary, which occurred at Moana on Tuesday night has caused something of a sensation in that dis-» fcrict. The Moana Hotel business has teen conducted in the local hall since the fire which destroyed the old premises, being run by Mr L. F. Martin, and it was the stock of liquor in the bar of the hall which received the attention of the burglar or burglars. The items taken included five bottles of brandy, two of whisky, two of gin, two dozen of ale, 50 packets of cigarettes and 12s worth of threepences. Detective Murch visited Moana on Wednesday to make enquiries.

A pathetic tragedy is reported from Sehvyn Huts, involving the death by drowning of Alan Rofe Moss, the sevenvenr old son of Mr and Mrs Eric Moss, Winnie St., Greymouth. The body had been spending the holidays with his parents, at Selwyn Huts, am? on Wednesday afternoon, was missing. It was thought that while fishing, he had fallen into, the river. Dragging operations were made, but up till darkness fell, were fruitless. Yesterday information was received that the body bad been recovered, and that it would reach Greymouth on Saturday. Mr and Mrs E. Moss will return to Greymouth on Saturday.

Rimu Flat dredga which lias now been operating at South Hokitika for about eight years has turned over in that period some 205 acres of ground. There still remains some 1250 aores to work, so that the claim has a long life ahead of it. The original dredge has stood up to its task remarkably well, but the hull is soon to be scrapped. The material for a steel hull should be arriving in a few weeks, and it is hoped before Easter to start building the new hull. This will be larger and stronger than the existing boat which has done such faithful service. The new hull will be erected on the brink of an excavation to be made by the present dredge when it shortly cuts through Adair’s road. When the hull is built the present dredge will be brought along side, and the machinery transferred to the new hull, and everything put in first class order for further years of continuous dredging. It is understood the dredge ooiitinupp to yield satisfactory returns. The ground is well prospected ahead and the. returns derived justify the yield given by 4he. prospecting. As a mining proposition I Rimu Flat has been most successful and encouraging throughout.

We have secured a large range of curtain nets at a price. These are selling readilv at Is 6d, Is lid to ~ s 9d a yard. Call early or ring ’phone number 179 and secure your requirements at Frank Bade’s.- Advc. 100 Tea pots all sizes to be cleared at the Economical Crockery Shop at very low cost of 2s 3d each. P. Stephens, Proprietress. —Advt.

The usual monthly service will be held at the Presbyterian Church Woodstock on Sunday at 2.3 D. pan.

A Church of England .service will lie held at Koiterangi on Sunday afternoon at 2.30 p.m.

A dance will be held in the Three Mile Hull to-morrow (Saturday) the 25th. in aid of the hall funds. Gents 2s. ladies Is.—Advt.

The tennis match between Canterbury team and Hokitika.'Club is taking place on the local courts to-day under perfect weather conditions.

The order of Masses and Devotions in vSt. Mary’s Parish on Sunday, Jan. 25th. will he as follows:—Kokatahi 10 a.m., Kanicri 8.30 a.m., Hokitika 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Deductions are being made in anticipation of our clearing sale., of alt summer goods—visitors are well advised to visit Schroder and Co. Boys every-day school suits cheap.—Advt.

A public meeting will bo held at the Town Hall on Wednesday next at 8 p.m! to urge the Government to undertake the extension of the railway line south of Ross.

The Railway Department notify a change in the time-table for the train leaving Greymouth to-morrow night. The usual 9.15 p.m. Greymouth-Hoki-tika train will not leave until 10 p.m. the purpose for delay being the New Zealand Swimming Championships at Greymouth.

The new road being made to link up/with Adair’s road near the dredge will be about half a mile in length. The route mounts over the tailings and when available for traffic, will give a new view of lower Rimu ‘Flat. Some idea can then be formed of the amount of work done by the dredge and the area .turned over. A view of the ocean will also be obtainable from the crown of the road crossing and tailings.' About a dozen men are at work on the new road, which when completed will have a good motoring surface. The road being over the tailing heaps will be a dry and clean road, and should be popular with motorists.

At a. meeting of the Westland Trotting Club the Secretary (Mr M. Houston) presented a statement of the accounts of the recent meeting, showing receipts £1747, including revenue from all sources. The to-tal-isator yielded £1057, privileges £77, tea booths £l2 8s 7d, members’ fees £35 14s, stakes tax refund £35, nominations and acceptances £309 10s. gates P oo '' 7s. The expenditure was £1472, made up as follows—Stakes £7OO, Government t n xes '£6ol, other expenses £172, leaving a credit balance of £275 7s 6d. Th’> was considered very satisfactory. The Stipendiary Steward’s report of the meeting was very satisfactory. Some discussion arose as to the amount payable to the Racing Club (£96), and it was resolved to ask the Racing Club to spend up to £4O of this amount on tho track, the Trotting Club to subsidise it. The sum of £ss 5s was granted to the Municipal 'Band.